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The Mercantile Laws Commission of 1854 and the Political Economy of Limited Liability

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  • R.A. Bryer, 1997. "The Mercantile Laws Commission of 1854 and the Political Economy of Limited Liability," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 50(1), pages 37-56, February.
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    3. Goodhart, C. A. E. & Postel-Vinay, Natacha, 2024. "The City of Glasgow Bank failure and the case for liability reform," Economic History Working Papers 121956, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
    4. Willison, Matthew, 2018. "Were banks special? Contrasting viewpoints in mid-nineteenth century Britain," Bank of England working papers 755, Bank of England.
    5. Marie-Laure Djelic, 2013. "When Limited Liability was (Still) an Issue: Mobilization and Politics of Signification in 19th-Century England," Post-Print hal-01891965, HAL.
    6. M. V. Pitts, 2000. "The rise and rise of the share premium account," Accounting History Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(3), pages 317-346.
    7. Bryer, Rob, 2006. "Capitalist accountability and the British Industrial Revolution: The Carron Company, 1759-circa. 1850," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 31(8), pages 687-734, November.
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    10. Bogle, David A. & Campbell, Gareth & Coyle, Christopher & Turner, John D., 2022. "Why did shareholder liability disappear?," QUCEH Working Paper Series 22-12, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History.
    11. Sikka, Prem & Stittle, John, 2019. "Debunking the myth of shareholder ownership of companies: Some implications for corporate governance and financial reporting," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    12. Nechita Radu, 2003. "Demand Deposits Insurance and Double Liability : The effect On Incentives," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 13(1), pages 1-44, March.
    13. Marie-Laure Djelic & Joel Bothello, 2013. "Limited liability and its moral hazard implications: the systemic inscription of instability in contemporary capitalism," Post-Print hal-01891963, HAL.
    14. Toms, J. S., 2002. "The rise of modern accounting and the fall of the public company: the Lancashire cotton mills 1870-1914," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 27(1-2), pages 61-84.
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    16. Bryer, R. A., 2000. "The history of accounting and the transition to capitalism in England. Part two: evidence," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 25(4-5), pages 327-381, May.

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